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Bisan Lecture Series – Suad Amiry – Jaffa: “Mother of Strangers”
We are very excited to have the writer and architect Suad Amiry, for the next installment of the Bisan Lecture Series, on Wednesday September 11th, at 7PM Palestine time. She will take us on a journey of discovery of the city of Jaffa through her novel: « Mother of Strangers ».
US-Israeli soldier posted videos showing detonation of Gaza homes and mosque
IDF soldiers have shared scores of videos of their conduct in Gaza. The American-Israeli soldier says his videos were ‘taken out of context’
Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman killed in Israeli attack on Gaza
Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi killed in Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, in Israeli strike on their vehicle.
How Academia Failed the Test of the War in Gaza
Faced with the genocide in Gaza, most Western universities have responded with cowardly silence. Academia’s dependence on political sponsorship and weapons firms has muzzled its critical spirit and created a dismal culture of self-censorship.
UN report: Palestinian detainees held arbitrarily and secretly, subjected to torture and mistreatment
The UN Human Rights Office today published a report on arbitrary, prolonged and incommunicado detention by Israeli authorities, affecting thousands of Palestinians since last October.
UK should stop arming Israel after ICJ advisory ruling, top lawyer says
Exclusive: Philippe Sands KC says non-binding opinion will nevertheless be seen as ‘authoritative statement of law’
‘More horrific than Abu Ghraib’: Lawyer recounts visit to Israeli detention center
At Sde Teiman, Khaled Mahajneh found a detained journalist unrecognizable as he described the facility’s violent and inhumane conditions.
Thousands of European academics ask for the termination of European support for Israeli academia
More than 2,000 European academics and 45 organisations have supported a petition asking the European Commission to terminate the EU-Israel association treaty, thereby withdrawing a main pillar of European financial support for Israeli institutions, who are complicit in human rights abuses.
Implications of the ICJ Advisory Opinion for the EU-Israel Association Agreement
In addition, Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement commits the EU and its Member States to base their relations, and the provisions of the agreements themselves, on respect for human rights. Moreover, in their dealings with states engaged in armed conflict or belligerent occupation, such as Israel, all EU Member States are bound by the duty established in Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions to “respect and ensure respect for [those] Conventions in all circumstances.” Yet, what has generally characterized EU policy is “a pattern of deference, bordering on legal acquiescence, to Israel’s violations of its agreements with the EU.” The Advisory Opinion of the ICJ demands an end to European deference.